The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21

Report 81 The Democratic Executive Com
mitisO to the Voters Of the District
New ORLEANS, Oct. Is, 1854.

New ORLEANS, Oct. IS, 1854.
No tbe People Of she First cOnsToSsiOnhl nis
The executive campaign committee o. Inc
regular Democratic Conservative party deem
a Incumbent mon them to give 10 the body
Of Che people in this district some explHna-
lions Of he methods bysshlch tho Hon. Carrie
Ion Hunt procured The nomination Of 4 self
constituted ''c0nyentioni" whose resnecta-
lsflitr, culture and influence ara fauntod in
the faces " tho masses.
They consider this fitting occasion npon
which 10 lend their notice 10 the declarations
set forth in an address formulated, IN the
name Of the reform DemoGra0yp on Mr..
HuntlsbehaH.
They formally, directly and uneqaiTooally
denoance As foully false the imputation that
Ehe nomination Of the regular party was
offered or promised 10 any man for q money
consideration.
They solemnly deny and challenge proof Of
The assertion publicly made, that, without
committing the people, the nominee Of the
regular Democratic Conservative party had
absen selected long before the convention met
to select q candidate, and even before the
delegates to that convention had been
elected"
They desire to warn the good people of this
district against the Vaccinations Of the fol
lowers Of one man who, uncef the CLOAK
OF Fat0rau, sock deliberately, BY talsehood
AND misrepresentation, to deceive and mis-
They direct your attention to the fact that
the party, the methods and the managers
Whom it now plesses Mr. Hunt and bis cabal
toArraign Gnd Enaligp, are the very party,
fnethuds and men 10 whom this political
judas Is indebted for bis present elevation.
Organized IN single Congressman dis
trict exclusively in Abo interest Of one mans
eandidaoy, these honest reform Democrats
diEingehipusly endeayor to justify their trea-
aoR to their party BIZ pretending that the
Organization OF the Democratic party Tor
legitimate exercise Of party functions Was
kept too long away from renewals by eleehone
By the people as secured BY the usages and
traditions OF the party,
Al fhe very time the Islander appeared in
the public prints the Hunt people knew that
3 eOnventiOn was about to be called by the
executive Gomplltee Thehe appointment had
been mAda under authority Of the very een,
Ventien Of 1882 whose nomination occurred
10 hlT. Hunt his present seat IA the Federal
House Of Representatives.
These men whom Mr.. Hunt aud the tmnahc-
ulate Freddy King arc engaged 10 revilIng
and slRndeTlpg, are the men 10 whom the
reform" candidate, with humid eve and
1alteEing voice, acknowledge that he owed
nomination and GlsehOp--theEe, the men To
whom h9 aE0ra eternal friendship and nndy-
ing gratitude.
INT HEaEEh 81 AIT HEL y Aa'AtlLAE amt sAAg
functions OF the congressional executive
committee should cease with the milling
Of the convention convened under its call
Tie history Of the Democratic party eEtab-
fishes that in this respect party traditions
have ever been jeAl0usly observed in the First
Congressional District
Mr.. HUNT .knetV and knows, as did the az
thor OF the famous address " that the body
charged with the conduct OF the cen grtBsloaa
election in the district had never attempted
to keep RWay from the people the right %
and
The victims of Mr. Hunts ingratitude say
70 him thathe, Of all men, was bound 10 de-
fend them against this foul eElumny, and
that he, BY his silence, has approved and
spF0ftsd by the falsehood.
This committee affirm that the reform
Democracy are seeking TO deiraud the pub
That while charging the regular organiza-
ton with consplring 10 choose Tor the people
without their consent, these refoTmers, u
sitting in secret, with no allow Of authority
made up a list Of names chosen from among
the partisanB Of Mr.. Hunt called the per
sons thus selected together, and styled this
newly created ring convention"
That while they certified that the members
of this Convention had been elected they
knew a. did MT. John Lymond, who de-
Clared the fact over has signature, that the
Democracy Of the district hsG not been con.
suited, nor any election held by the people.
That while they Eaqnt thoir devotion tc
party traditions, they decline TO submit the
elaimB Of their candidate for Endorsement by
the people in accordance with Democrats
That, while they declare their unwayerinf
fealty 10 the party, they have inauEuFated
Rlgyement WHICH leopard ICES it's success.
That, while they deelain against rings,
and ring methods, they themselves stanC
forth the champions and Representatives OF
ring Within whose marrow circle no man wa
permitted to enter whose love for Hunt wa
not believed 70 DO more enduring than hi
That, after having labored to blaeker,. ihr
Characters of the men whose former sui Cor
bad forced hun into prominence this cring
inc plaee-Ynan, this PATTERN Of pure and II
Allied Etatseltlanshlp, this most scrupulou
M. Hunt through the chairman Of his owl
eTeeuhye eomnlttee Boqghta nolpinatlQ a
the hands Of the very men whose methods Ii
mEligns
That when his own Faunted sxertions hat
proved Barren Of success, this eR0flstiea
braggart flehes the hQnors Won by able
mem and pAEAQ9s the achievements Of 8 Han
dali and an Ellie as his very own.
n order that you may appreciate his char
aeieF, his candidacy and his yAlty, the his
tory OF the present Campaign a. developed
~ me faets' Is here Submitted for your IN
formation.
the report Of our predecessors to the con,
Fention:
ROOMS n FoVTIYE CAMPAIGN geaFlGEEgEEl
Of the DamoQrat tic Conservative Party |
OF the g1gft Con trreaGi0nal District, 4
New Orleans Sept. q, 1854.
70 the PEeaident q ne DemoeEatic- Gonsagya,
CONVERSATIONAL DISTRICT
AS the metahers NJ your executive commit
teo we come kefQre you in obedience to
party sradlltlons, 1oT the 9nrpose Of return
elopet District, IN e0hyehtgn assembled, tile
Innehope and authority which, for a short
spaee, had been entrusted 70 our keeping.
Rf1nr W this teTpinatioh Of orr official life
we have deelaed II % BE- within tie LIE 81
our d0ty to submit to you report anent
W. present sltlation q Affairs witiin the